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Business/FinancialBoeing To Provide Egypt With Apache Longbow Crew Trainer
Boeing [BA] recently said it was awarded a $20 million contract to provide an AH-64D Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) and life-cycle support to the Egyptian air force. "We are […]
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CongressPresident Requests $515.4 Billion For Basic Defense Funding In FY ’09
By Jen DiMascio The president yesterday asked Congress to approve $515.4 billion to fund the Pentagon’s basic operations in fiscal year 2009–along with an initial $70 billion placeholder request for […]
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Air ForceAir Force Seeks $143.9 Billion In FY ’09 Dollars
By Jen DiMascio The president yesterday submitted to Congress a budget for $143.9 billion in Air Force funding, including $41 billion for modernization. The request for the second year defies […]
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ArmyArmy $140.7 Billion FY ’09 Budget Request Continues Growth, Focuses On Soldiers, Balance
By Ann Roosevelt The Army’s $140.7 billion request in the FY ’09 president’s budget request is $12.3 billion, or 9.6 percent higher than the $128.9 billion FY ’08 projected for […]
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SpaceBush Budget Proposes $74 Million In Fiscal 2009 To Replace NPOESS Sensors Deleted In Cost Woes
Bush Also Proposes $103 Million In Fiscal 2009, Total $910 Million In Fiscal 2009-13, For Space Climate Research On Seven Future Satellites Now In Planning, Development Mikulski Provides Fiscal 2008 […]
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Space
GAO Rejects Rocketplane Kistler Protest On Losing NASA Funding
NASA Now Likely Able to Select Another Firm For Space Transport Aid The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest by Rocketplane Kistler, which contested a NASA decision to drop […]
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Space
Polish Leader Upbeat On European Missile Defense; Rep. Franks Praises Him
A key Polish leader said he expects the United States will meet Polish security concerns, as Poland considers hosting the proposed new site for the U.S. Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) […]
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Space
NASA And India Sign Agreement For Peaceful Use Of Space
The United States and India inked an agreement to join in using space for peaceful purposes. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Indian Space Research Organization Chairman G. Madhavan Nair signed […]